BANCROFT    LIBRARY 


1846-1874. 
ROLL    OF    THE    SURVIVORS 


—OF    THE— 


FIRST  REGIMENT  OF  NEW  TORI  VOLUNTEERS, 


COMMANDED    BY 


Col.    JONATHAN    D.    STEVENSON, 


Which  served  in  Upper  and   Lower  California,   during   the   Mexican   War, 

and  disbanded  on  the  Pacific  Coast  in  the  Fall  of  1848,  and  known 

to  be  living  January   1st,  1874,  also  incidents  pertaining 

to  the  fleet  which  conveyed  the  regiment  to  Cali-  ' 

fornia,    officers   known  to  be  deceased, 
and   record   of  deaths   since 
January,     1st,     1871. 


POM.PIL.ED   BY  THEIR   COMRADE 


FRANK   McELROY'S  MERCANTILE  STEAM    PRINTING    HOUSE, 
99  AND  ioi  WILLIAM  STREET. 

1874  . 


1846-1874. 

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ROLL    OF    THE    SURVIVORS 


—OF  THE— 


FIRST  REGIMENT  OF  NEW  TORI  VOLUNTEERS, 


COMMANDED    BY 


Col.    JONATHAN    D.    STEVENSON, 


Which  served  in  Upper  and  Lower  California,  during  the  Mexican  War, 
and  disbanded  on  the  Pacific  Coast  in  the  Fall  of  1848,  and  known 
to  be  living  January   ist,  1874,  also  incidents  pertaining 
to  the  fleet  which  conveyed  the  regiment  to  Cali 
fornia,    officers   known  io  be  deceased, 
and   record   of  deaths   since 
January,    ist,    1871. 


COMPILED  BY  THEIR 


FRANK   MCELROY'S  MERCANTILE  STEAM  ^PRINTING  [HOUSE, 
99  AND  101  WILLIAM  STREET. 

1874. 


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1846-1874. 


At  the  date  of  the  outbreak  of  Hostilities,  between  the 
United  States  and  Mexico  in  1846,  a  journey  to  the  Mexican 
Territory  of  California,  either  by  sea  or  land,  was  a  subject 
of  no  little  consideration,  partaking  somewhat  of  an  exile 
from  the  civilized  world  ;  and  few  were  the  number  in  those 
days,  who  had  occasion,  or  desired  the  opportunity  of  visiting 
that  then  distant  land,  and  whether  the  choice  was  made  of 
a  voyage  by  sea,  or  an  overland  journey,  the  time  required  to 
perform  the  trip  between  New  York  and  San  Franciso,  in 
either  instance,  was  from  five  to  six  months.  Some  few 
Americans  were  residents  of  the  Country  at  that  date,  having 
found  their  way  there  by  vessels  either  trading  for  hides,  or 
on  whaling  voyages  ;  others  following  the  course  of  the  setting 
sun  across  the  plains,  the  Rocky  Mountains  and  Sierra 
Nevada  found  themselves  upon  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  becom 
ing  infatuated  with  the  life  of  ease  and  plenty  presented  by 
its  delightful  climate,  and  the  opportunity  of  securing  a 
livelihood,  with  little  or  no  toil,  by  engaging  in  the  lucrative 
business  of  stock-raising,  decided  them  upon  making  Cali 
fornia  their  home,  Americans  being  highly  esteemed  by  the 
native  Californians,  and  in  almost  every  instance  were  received 
with  the  warmest  hospitality  ;  but  the  Mexican  officials  began 
to  look  upon  the  Americans  with  jealously,  and  to  assume  an 
attitude  of  hostility  towards  them,  so  much  so,  that  the  result 
was  the  banding  of  the  Americans  together  for  self-protection 
under  the  celebrated  "  Bear  Flag,"  and  even  had  not  the 
declaration  of  war  between  the  two  countries  been  proclaimed 
hostilities  would  soon  have  waged  between  the  Americans  and 
the  Mexican  forces  on  duty  in  the  territory  ;  and  during  the 
struggle  for  the  conquest  of  California  by  the  forces  of  the 
United  States,  those  Americans  rendered  good  service,  as  the 
history  of  the  conquest  bears  ample  testimony. 

Early  in  the  Summer  of  1846  President  Polk  decided  upon 
sending  a  force  of  volunteers  by  sea  to  the  Pacific  coast, 


also  a  company  of  the  Third  U.  S.  Artillery,  by  the  U.  S. 
store  ship  Lexington  ;  and  General  Kearney  was  directed  to 
proceed  overland  with  a  battalion  of  dragoons,  via  New 
Mexico,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  possession  of,  and  holding 
California,  with  a  view  to  its  acquisition  on  the  cessation  of 
difficulties  between  the  two  countries.  How  little  did  Mr. 
Polk  suspect  what  a  store  of  wealth  he  was  securing  to  the 
future  benefit  of  his  country  when  he  conceived  this  purpose ! 
But  scarce  had  two  years  elapsed  ere  the  discovery  of  gold  at 
Sutters'  Saw-mill  proclaimed  to  the  world  that  the  El  Dorado 
had  been  found  ;  and  within  the  domain  of  the  great  Republic 
of  the  .United  States,  wealth  that  had  for  centuries  been 
hidden  had  now  been  revealed  through  the  indomitable  spirit 
of  progress  and  civilization  which  ever  follows  in  the  foot 
steps  of  the  American  pioneers  of  the  far  West.  Twenty- 
eight  years  has  nearly  elapsed  since  President  Polk  directed 
the  organization  of  that  regiment  of  volunteers  in  the  Empire 
State  for  duty  in  California,  which  body  of  men  were  selected 
with  great  care,  the  ultimate  intention  of  the  government 
being  that  these  volunteers,  the  majority  of  whom  were  quite 
young,  should  be  discharged  in  that  country  at  the  close  of 
the  war,  and  thus  form  a  colony,  around  which  would  cluster 
the  parties  of  Americans  then  in  the  country,  or  who  would 
afterward  wend  their  way  across  the  plains  to  that  distant 
land  in  search  of  homes.  Many  Americans  had  already 
settled  in  the  neighboring  territory  of  Oregon,  and  at 
tention  was  being  drawn  to  California,  not  only  on  account 
of  its  fine  climate,  but  also  in  anticipation  of  that  territory 
soon  becoming  the  property  of  our  own  government. 

The  regiment  of  volunteers  referred  to  was  organized 
under  the  immediate  direction  of  Jonathan  D.  Stevenson,  and 
upon  the  assembling  of  the  various  companies  on  Governor's 
Island,  New  York  harbor,  he  became  its  colonel,  and  in  the 
month  of  September  following  sailed  for  its  destination.  Few 
of  the  present  residents  of  the  Empire  City  and  State  have 
any  knowledge  or  recollection  of  the  youthful  and  hardy 
band  who  sailed  from  this  city  and  State  to  form  so  im 
portant  a  part  in  the  organization  and  settlement  of  a  then 
far-off  country,  which  at  the  present  day  is  more  a  counter 
part  of  the  City  and  State  of  New  York  than  any  others  of 
the  great  Republic.  New  York  and  California,  the  one 


the  Empire  State  of  the  Atlantic,  and  the  other,  the  Golden 
State  of  the  Pacific,  are  bound  to  each  other  by  many  ties  of 
sympathy,  no  city  or  state  having  contributed  so  largely  to 
her  population  as  that  of  New  York.  What  a  contrast  is 
now  presented  between  California  of  1846  and  that  of  1874  ! 
then,  a  sparse-settled  Mexican  Territory ;  now,  one  of  the 
constellation  of  States,  teeming  with  populous  cities  and  an 
enterprising,  industrious,  law-abiding  class  of  citizens  ;  then 
requiring  180  days  to  make  the  trip  between  New  York  and 
San  Francisco  ;  now  performed  with  ease  and  pleasure  in  six 
days  and  a  few  hours. 

The  discovery  of  gold  at  Sutter'  Mill  in  1848  caused  the 
rapid  influx  of  thousands  upon  thousands,  not  only  from  our 
own  Atlantic  States,  but  from  every  other  civilized  part  of  the 
globe,  and  thus  added  greatly  to  the  population  (floating,  in 
a  great  measure)  of  California.  Towns  sprang  up  in  every 
portion  of  the  mountains  comprising  the  mining  regions,  and 
thus  the  organization  of  volunteers  destined  by  the  govern 
ment  to  be  the  settlers  of  this  remote  land  was,  as  it  were, 
engulfed  in  the  mass  of  population  so  rapidly  pouring  into 
the  country.  Yet  from  this  body  of  early  pioneers  have  been 
contributed  some  of  California's  most  enterprising  and 
wealthy  citizens,  and  during  the  late  civil  war  many  of  them 
proved  their  devotion  to  their  country,  filling  positions  as 
generals,  colonels,  and  other  officers  in  the  volunteer  army. 
But,  as  these  few  pages  are  intended  to  record  the  names 
of  the  known  survivors  of  that  organization — "  The  First 
Regiment  of  N.  Y.  Volunteers,"  in  service  of  the  United 
States,  during  the  Mexican  war,  more  familiarly  known  on 
the  Pacific  coast  as  "  Stevenson's  California  Regiment,"  we 
will  proceed  with  the  discharge  of  that  pleasant  duty. 


FIELD   OFFICERS. 

1.  *  Col.  Jonathan  D.  Stevenson,  San  Francisco. 

2.  t  Major  James  A.  Hardie,       Major  Genl.  U.  S.  Army. 

STAFF  OFFICERS. 

1.  *  Surgeon,  Alexander  Perry,  New  York  City. 

2.  t  Asst.  do.,  W.  C.  Parker,  Oakland,  Alameda  Co. 

3.  t  Asst.  do.,  Eobert  Murray,  San  Francisco. 

4.  t  Commissary,  William  G.  Marcy,    Washington,  D.  C. 

5.  Chaplain,  T.  M.  Leavenworth,    San  Eafael,  Marin  Co. 

LINE  OFFICERS-CAPTAINS. 

1.  *  Seymour  G.  Steele,  Co.  A,  Khonerville,  Humboldt  Co. 

2.  *  James  M.  Turner,  Co.  B,  New  York  City. 

3.  t  Henry  M.  Naglee,  Co.  D,  San  Jose. 

4.  *  Nelson  Taylor,  Co.  E,  South  Norwalk,  Conn. 

5.  *  Francis  J.  Lippitt,  Co.  F,  Boston,  Mass. 

6.  *  John  B.  Frisbie,  Co.  H,  Yallejo,  Cal. 

LIEUTENANTS. 

1.  t  Henry  C.  Matsell,  Co.  B,  Washita,  Kansas. 

2.  t  Thomas  E.  Ketchum,  Co.  B,  Stockton,  Cal. 

3.  *  George  D.  Brewerton,  Co.  C,  New  York  City. 

4.  *  Henry  S.  Carnes,  Co.  F,  Santa  Barbara. 

5.  *  Jeremiah  Sherwood,  Co.  F,  New  York  City. 

6.  *  3.  M.  H.  Hollingsworth,  Co.  G,     Georgetown,  D.  C. 

7.  t  Palmer  B.  Hewlett,  Co.  I,     Healdsburg,  Sonoma  Co. 

8.  *  Wm.  H.  Smith,  Co.  I,     Algerine  Camp,  Toulumne  Co. 

9.  *  Henry  Magee,  Co.  I,  San  Diego. 

NON-COMMISSIONED  STAFF. 
1.  *  Seg't-Major  A.  C.  McDonald,  Cloverdale,  Sonoma  Co. 


tc 


Co.  A. 


1.  *  Edward  Weller, 

2.  t  Frederick  L.  Post, 

3.  *  Thomas  J.  Hill, 

4.  *  Edward  Barthrop, 

5.  f  Joseph  McDonough, 

6.  William  Irwin, 

7.  t  John  Flood, 

8.  *  James  O'Sullivan, 

9.  t  Martin  Cahill, 

10.  t  James  A.  Tait, 

11.  *  Moses  W.  Perry, 

12.  t  Peter  Thompson, 

13.  t  August  Ahlers, 

14.  t  Richard  Clamp, 

15.  *S.  O.  Hougliton, 

16.  t  J.  W.  Thomas, 

17.  *  Walter  Murray, 

18.  John  Wooly, 

19.  John  Skinner, 

20.  tChas.  W.  Dankers, 

21.  t  John  Scollan, 

22.  *  Leonard  A.  Munson, 

23.  Henry  Willard, 

24.  *  Eussell  Myers, 

25.  *  Jacob  J.  Schoonmaker, 

26.  *  William  H.  Rogers, 

27.  *  William  H.  Williams, 

28.  *  Gilbert  E.  Dean, 

29.  Lewis  Thursby, 

30.  Walter  Chippman, 
32.  -  Parvin, 

32.  Nicholas  McDonough, 

33.  John  Havey, 

"Co. 

1.  *  Samuel  Catts, 

2.  t  James  W.  Melvin, 

3.  t  Patrick  Lynch, 


San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

Stockton. 

Santa  Cruz. 

Los  Angeles. 

Los  Angeles. 

Los  Angeles. 

Chinees  Camp. 

San  Jose. 

San  Jose. 

San  Luis  Obispo. 

Camp  Seco. 

Camp  Seco. 

Sacramento  City. 

Santa  Barbara. 

Two  Rocks,  Sonoma  Co. 

Sauel,  Mendocino  Co. 

New  York,  N.  Y. 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Nyack,  N.  Y. 

Fort  Lee,  N.  J. 

— ,  Georgia. 

,  Michigan. 

Hamilton,  Nevada. 

San  Antonia,  Lower  Cal. 

West  Point,  California. 


B. 


Stockton. 
San  Francisco. 
San  Francisco 


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4.  *  Daniel  P.  Clark. 

5.  *  John  Gallagher, 

6.  t  John  Drear, 

7.  *  Samuel  W.  Pearsall, 

8.  *  Charles  H.  Thurston, 

9.  *  Charles  Heinrich, 

10.  t  August  Ostwald, 

11.  t  Josiah  P.  Aines,       Half 

12.  t  Charles  Bader, 

13.  John  Funk, 

14.  *  Charles  J.  McPherson, 

15.  *  James  E.  Nuttman, 

16.  *  Wm.  H.  Maxwell, 


San  Diego. 

Petaluma. 

Santa  Cruz. 

Mokelumne  Hill. 

Marysville. 

Sacramento  City. 

Sacramento  City. 

Moon  Bay,  San  Mateo  Co. 

Dog  Town,  Butte  Co. 

Shasta  Co.,  Cal. 

New  York,  N.  T. 

Newark,  N.  J. 

New  York,  N.  Y. 


-Co.  C 


1.  Lysander  E.  Washburn, 

2.  *  David  Norris, 

3.  *  Adolph  G.  Buss, 

4.  t  William  Huefner, 

5.  *  John  P.  Conway, 

William  C.  Dotter, 
J.  Auwaerter, 
Peter  Peterson, 
*  Alexander  J.  Cox, 
William  C.  Green, 
Hurold  Kamp, 
George  Storey, 

13.  t  William  Jones, 

14.  t  J.  G.  Dow, 

15.  B.  Bomschoetle, 


6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 


San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

Napa. 

Sonoma. 

Sonoma. 

Sonoma  County. 

Sonoma  County. 

Healdsburg,  Sonoma  Co. 

Vallejo. 


" 


Co. 


1.  t  Preston  K.  Woodside, 

2.  *  William  S.  Johnson, 

3.  t  William  D.  Bobinson, 

4.  t  James  A.  Gray, 

5.  t  James  Harron, 

6.  t  George  W.  Toombs, 

7.  *  Charles  Lipp, 


Monterey. 
Monterey. 
Monterey. 

Salinas  City,  Monterey  Co. 

Millerton,  Fresno  Co. 

Modesto,  Stanislaus  Co. 

Vallejo. 


8.  Henry  Hendrickson, 

9.  t  James  Sirey, 

10.  t  John  Hart, 

11.  John  B.  Phillips, 

12.  Charles  Rosseau, 

13.  Frank  P.  Anderson, 

14.  f  Eugene  Ghuibal, 
15. Mager, 

16.  William  H.  Martin, 

17.  t  George  C.  Dean, 

18.  —     -  Smith, 

19.  Jf  William  H.  Mitchell, 

20.  *  Jacob  W.  Norris,  * 

21.  *  John  Wolfe, 

22.  *  Francis  D.  Clark, 

23.  *  Daniel  E.  Tylee, 

24.  *  George  Meyer, 


Vallejo. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

Banta,  San  Joaquin  Co. 

Murphy's,  Calaveras  Co. 

Oakland. 

Visalia,  Tulare  Co. 

Santa  Barbara. 

— ,  Amador  Co. 

Newark,  N.  J. 

New  York,  N.  Y. 

New  York,  N,  Y. 

New  York,  N.  Y. 

Mount  Eden,  Alameda  Co. 


"Co.  E. 


1.  t  H.  E.  Lewis, 

2.  tJohnM.  O'Neil, 

3.  t  Caspar  Briggs, 

4.  t  Henry  J.  Wolgemuth, 

5.  fEzekial  Bullock, 

6.  William  Boyer, 

7.  Anthony  W.  Lowry, 

8.  *  John  Taylor, 

9.  *  John  H.  Welsh, 
10,  *  G.  M.  Leanard, 


San  Jose. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 


Co.  F. 


1.  t  James  Lynch, 

2.  t  John  W.  Haskell, 

3.  t  Gustavus  Mulhause, 

4.  t  Andrew  Flaying, 

5.  *  John  Egbert  Stothers, 

6.  -  Mohr, 

7.  *JohnH.  Webster, 

8.  *  John  H.  Stevens, 

t  Transferred  from  Co.  D  to  Co.  E. 


Plieto,  San  Luis  Obispo  Co. 
Santa  Barbara. 
Santa  Barbara. 
Santa  Barbara, 

Oakland. 

San  Jose. 

Stockton. 

Stockton. 


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9.  t  Richard  E.  Delaney, 

10.  t  Emeil  A.  Engleberg, 

11.  t  James  Queen, 

12.  t  James  Owen, 

13.  t  Peter  Sessor, 

14.  tChas.  Buss. 

15.  t  August  P.  Euss. 

16.  t  Thodore  Lopez, 

17.      Willis. 


San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

Sonora,  Toulumne  Co. 

San  Andreas,  Calareras  Co. 


"  Co.  G." 


1.  *  Archibald  Roane, 

2.  t  James  H.  Adams, 

3.  *  August  Tieroff, 

4.  *  Francis  Freeh, 

5.  t  John  Kleinschroth, 

6.  *  James  Faulkner, 

7.  t  Henry  Ehrbrook, 

8.  *  Frederick  Coy  an, 

9.  *  Robert  Wilson, 
10.  *  T.  Jefferson  Wells, 


Georgetown,  D.  C. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Francisco. 

San  Jose. 

Santa  Clara. 

Vallejo- 

Yallejo. 

New  York,  N.  Y. 


Co.  H: 


1  t  James  R.  Lee, 

2  *  Eleazer  Frisbie, 

3  *  George  R.  Cornwell, 

4  *  Joseph  Reed, 

5  *  William  Humphery, 

6  *  F.  O.  Benjamin, 

7  t  Alfred  Guthrie, 

8  *  Richard  M.  Goldwaite, 

9  James  Ostrander, 

10  *  George  Van  Yechter, 

11  *  William  H.  Folsom, 


Yallejo. 

Yallejo. 

Napa. 

Napa. 

Coultersville,  Mariposa  Co. 

Sonoma. 

San  Francisco. 

Albany,  N.  Y. 

Kinderhook,  N.  Y. 

New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

New  York,  N.  Y. 


11 

"Co.  I." 

1  *  Cornelius  Sullivan,  Santa  Clara. 

2  *  Henry  M.  Osgood,  San  Luis  Obispo. 

3  *  John  Woods,  Dover,  Merced  Co. 

4  *  John  N.  Clark,  Stockton. 

5  John  Bund,        Hankeys,  So  Fork  Calaveras  Eiver. 

6  Robert  Wybourn,  Jenny  Lind,  Calaveras  Co. 

7  *  De  Witt  J.  Harmon,  Murphy's  Calaveras  Co. 

8  August  Miller,  Calaveras,  Co. 
9 Hauff,  San  Francisco. 

10  *  George  J.  Graff,  San  Francisco. 

"  Co.  K." 

1.  *  Thomas  Dent  Williamson,  Santa  Eosa,  Sonoma  Co. 

2.  t  John  Knight,  Ukiah,  ^Mendicino  Co. 

3.  *  A.  Pfiester,  San  Jose. 

4.      Walther,  Los  Angeles. 

5.  John  Homrnitch,  San  Francisco. 
6. Neiderer,  San  Francisco. 

7.  Charles  Eodrian,  S'Bn  Francisco. 

8.  Edward  Shirland,  — ,  Placer  Co. 

9.  Eobert  Merritt,  ,  Napa,  Co. 

10.      Eemington,  Washington  Territory. 

11.  *  William  H.  Christian,  Utica,  N.  Y. 


Company  to  which  attached  unknown. 

1  John  Weber,  San  Francisco. 

2  Herman  Mast,  San  Francisco. 

3  L.  B.  Clements,  Soquel,  Santa  Cruz  Co. 

4  James  Green,  San  Francisco. 

5  William  H.  Brown,  Oakland,  Cal. 

6  Frederic  Jansen,  San  Francisco. 

7  Charles  H.  Bartlett,  San  Francisco. 

8  Peter  Peterson,  San  Francisco. 

9  G.  S.  Underwood,  Petaluma,  Sonoma  Co. 


12 

Clerk  to  the  Sutler. 

1  *  James  C.  L.  Wadsworth,  San  Francisco. 

Born  on  the  voyage  from  New  York 
1  „  to  San  Francisco. 

1.     John  QiAdams,  C  San  Francisco, 


y  c&0*M&»VC4  y  ,/fii  fifa 

RECAPITULATION. 

Field  Officers  2 

Staff  Officers  5 

Captains  6 

Lieutenants  9 

Non-Commissioned  Staff  1 
Non-Commissioned  Officers  and  Privates   166 


Total  189 

NOTE. 

Those  names  to  which  is  attached  an  *  implies  that 
the  information  was  derived  directly  from  themselves 
either  by  letter  or  personal  interview.  Those  marked 
thus  t  the  information  was  received  from  a  reliable 
source  ;  and  in  all  cases  were  the  State  is  not  designated, 
the  place  mentioned  is  in  California. 


The  companies  comprising  the  regiment  were  mustered 
out  of  the  service  of  the  United  States,  as  follows  : 

Company  "C,"  Capt.  J.  E.  Brackett,  at  San  Francisco, 
August  15th,  1848  ; 

Company  "  K,"  Capt.  K.  H.  Dimmock,  at  San  Fran 
cisco,  August  15th,  1848  ; 

Company  "  H,"  Capt.  J.  B.  Frisbie,  at  San  Francisco, 
August  25th,  1848 ; 

By  Lieut.  Jas.  A.  Hardie  (late  Major  of  the  Eegiment), 
3d  U.  S.  Artillery  ; 


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Company  "  F,"    Capt.  F.  J.  Lippitt,  at  Santa  Barbara, 

September  8th,  1848  ; 
Company    "  E,"   Capt.  Nelson  Taylor,   at  Los  Angeles, 

September  18th,  1848  ; 
Company  "  G,"   Capt.  M.  B.  Stevenson,  at  Los  Angeles, 

September  18th,  1848  ; 
Company    "I,"  Capt.   W.  E.  Shannon,   at   San   Diego, 

September  25th,  1848  ; 

By  Capt.  A.  J.  Smith,  1st  U.  S.  Dragoons; 

Company  "A,"  Capt.  S.  G.  Steele,  at  Monterey,  October 

23d,  1848  ; 
Company  "  B,"     Lieut.    H.    C.   Mattsell,   at   Monterey, 

October  23d,  1848  ; 
Company   "D,"    Capt.    H.   M.   Naglee,     at    Monterey, 

October  24th,  1848;  Bancroft  Li 


By  Capt.  Henry  S.  Burton    (late  Lieut.  Colonel  of  the 
regiment)  3d  U.  S.  Artillery. 

The  Field  Officers  of  the  regiment  were  mustered  out 
of  service  by  Capt.  H.  S.  Burton,  at  Monterey,  Gal., 
October  26tli,  1848. 


ERRATA. 

Folio  6.— Major  Jas.  A.  Hardie;  Folio  10.— James  K.  Lee, 
read  *  instead  of  f 

Folio  10.— Nos.  2,  3,  4,  5  and  6  of  Co.  H, 
read  t  instead  of  * 

Folio  12.— John  Q.  Adams,  should  be  affixed  a  * 
Folio  12.— Jas.  C.  L.  Wadsworth,  should  be  affixed  a  f 


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Deceased  since  January  1st,  1871. 

At  Sacramento,  January  12th,  1871,  Peter  Earle, 
of  Co.  E. 

At  San  Francisco,  February  17th,  1871,  John  H.  Mo- 
ran,  of  Co.  D. 

At  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  February  21st,  1871,  Mills  L.  Cal- 
lender,  of  Co.  K. 

At  Old  San  Diego,  Cal.,  March  3d,  1871,  Lieut.  Geo. 
A.  Pendleton,  of  Co.  D. 

At Toulumne  Co.,  Cal.,  August  —  1871,  James 

Drennan,  of  Co.  A. 

At  Sonora,  Toulumne  Co,,  Cal.,  September  30th,  1873, 
Peter  Francis  Livingston,  of  Co.  K. 

At  San  Francisco,  January  1st,  1874,  John  P.  Hawkins, 
of  Co.  A. 

At  Sonoma,  Sonoma  Co.,  February  20th,  1874,  John 
Neeb,  of  Co.  K. 

Commissioned  Officers, 

Known  to  be  Deceased,  prior  to  Jan'y  I  st,  1 87 1 . 

Lieut. -Colonel  Henry  S.  Burton,  Fort  Adams,  Khode 
Island,  1869. 

Captain  J.  L.  Folsom,  Quartermaster,  San  Francisco, 
1850. 

Captain  John  Ely  Brackett,  Co.  C, ,  Michigan. 

Captain  William  E.  Shannon,  Co.  I,  Sacramento,  1852. 

Captain  M.  E.  Stevenson,  Co.  G,  Fort  Warren,  Boston 
Harbor,  1863. 

Lieut.  Geo.  Frank  Lemon,  Co.  A,  died  from  wounds 
received  at  the  battle  of  Crampton  Gap,  South  Mountain, 
September  14th,  1862. 

Lieut.  E.  Gould  Buffum,  Co.  B,  Paris,  France. 

Lieut.  Wm.  K.  Tremmels,  Co.  C,  off  Cape  Horn,  1846. 

Lieut.  Charles  C.  Anderson,  Co.  C,  San  Francisco, 
September  13th,  1847. 

Lieut.  Thomas  J.  Eoach,  Co.  C,  Klamath  Co.,  Cal.,  1852. 

Lieut.  Roderick  M.  Morrison,  Co.  C.,  Angel's  Camp, 
Cal.,  1849. 

Lieut.  William  E.  Cuttrell,  Co.  E.,  San  Francisco. 

Lieut.  Thomas  L.  Vermule,  Co.  E,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

Lieut.  John  M.  Huddart,  Co.  F,  Sandwich  Islands. 

Lieut.  Edward  Gilbert,  Co.  H,  San  Francisco. 

Lieut.  H.  W.  Theall,  Co.  D,  Hamilton,  White  Pine,  Nev. 

Lieut.  John  S.  Norris,  Co.  K,  Central  America,  1856. 

Lieut.  Myron  Norton,  Co.  C,  San  Francisco. 


Since  going  to  press,  the  announcement  of  the  death 
of  our  comrade,  JAMES  W.  MELVIN,  of  Co.  B,  at  San  Fran 
cisco,  on  the  18th  of  May  1874,  has  been  received. 

F.  D.  C. 


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The  Transport  Fleet. 

The  following  named  vessels  conveyed  the  regiment 
to  California,  and  the  information  relative  to  their  sub 
sequent  career  has  been  kindly  furnished  by  John  H. 
Paulison,  Esq.,  President  of  the  "  Sun  Mutual  Insurance 
Company  of  Neiv  York,"  as  also  by  Mr.  John  H.  Chap 
man,  Secretary  of  the  "  Atlantic  Mutual  Insurance  Com 
pany  of  New  York." 

Ship  "  THOMAS  H.  PERKINS,"  697  tons  burden, 

Arthur,  Master,  with  companies  B,  F  and  G,  Col.  J.  D. 
Stevenson,  senior  officer  of  the  troops. 

This  ship  was  sold  during  the  late  civil  war  to  a  mer 
chant  of  London,  England  ;  her  name  was  changed  to  the 
"  Anstruther  "  of  London;  on  the  25th  day  of  November, 
1872,  this  vessel  arrived  at  Pensacola,  Florida,  from  Liv 
erpool. 

Ship  "  Loo  CHOO,"  639  tons  burden,  Jas.  B.  Hatch, 
Master,  with  companies  A,  C,  K,  and  a  portion  of  Co.  E, 
Major  Jas.  A.  Hardie,  senior  officer  of  the  troops. 

This  ship  was  in  the  port  of  New  York  in  the  year 
1865,  have  no  trace  of  the  vessel  since,  and  as  the  records 
of  the  Board  of  Underwriters  of  New  York  contain  no 
later  report,  the  vessel  has  probably  been  wrecked. 

Ship  "  SUSAN  DREW,"  701  tons  burden,  -  -  Arthur, 
Master,  with  companies  D,  I,  H,  and  a  portion  of  Co.  E, 
Lieut.  Col.  Henry  S.  Burton,  senior  officer  of  the  troops. 

This  ship  was  sold  to  British  owners  and  her  name 
changed  to  "  Magdalena,"  and  under  that  name  she  sailed 
from  San  Francisco,  February  4th,  1852,  for  Panama;  in 
April,  1852,  she  was  reported  as  lying  at  Panama. 

Note. — An  old  sea  captain,  R.  W.  Welsh,  says  that  he 
resided  onboard  the  "  Susan  Drew  "  at  San  Francisco,  in 
1850,  at  which  time  the  wharves  had  been  built  out  in 
the  bay,  beyond  and  around  the  vessel,  and  he  expresses 
his  opinion  and  belief  that  the  old  vessel  lies  there  still 
and  forms  the  foundation  of  a  street  of  that  city,  and  that 
the  streets  extend  beyond  her  hull  into  the  bay  two  or 
three  squares. 


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The  evidence  is  undeniable  that  the  vessel  was  at  Pa 
nama  in  1852. 

Ship  "  BRUTUS,"  463  tons  burden,  —  -  Adams,  Master. 
This  vessel  sailed  from  New  York  November  13th,  1846, 
with  the  officers  and  men  who  were  left  at  New  York  at 
the  date  of  the  sailing  of  the  regiment,  September  26th  ; 
Captain  Nelson  Taylor,  of  Co.  E,  senior  officer  of  the 
troops. 

This  vessel  was  last  recorded  as  lying  in  the  port  of 
New  York  in  the  month  of  July  1860;  for  the  three  years 
previous  she  had  been  on  a  whaling  voyage  ;  as  no  record 
of  the  vessel  can  be  traced  since  that  date  ;  in  all  proba 
bility  she  has  been  wrecked. 

Ship  "  ISABELLA,"  649  tons  burden,  Geo.  Briggs,  Master. 
This  vessel  sailed  from  Philadelphia  on  the  19th  day  of 
August,  1847,  with  100  recruits  for  the  regiment  under 
the  command  of  Lieut.  Thomas  J.  Eoach. 

The  "  Isabella  "  was  sold  in  1863  to  parties  of  Liver 
pool,  England,  was  placed  under  the  British  Flag 
and  name  changed  to  "  Lilla  Mansfield,"  was  at  the 
port  of  New  York  in  1856 ;  the  year  following  her  sale 
and  change  of  flag  she  was  wrecked  on  the  coast  of  Ire 
land  and  became  a  total  loss. 

Ship  "  SWEDEN,"  646  tons  burden,  -  -Knott,  Master. 
This  vessel  sailed  from  New  York  in  the  month  of  Sep 
tember,  1847,  with  100  recruits  for  the  regiment  under 
the  command  of  Lieut.  Thomas  E.  Ketchum. 

This  vessel  put  into  Gibraltar  while  on  a  voyage  from 
Leghorn  to  Philadelphia  in  the  month  of  January,  1860 
(another  report  says  April,  1860),  was  there  condemned 
as  unseaworthy,  and  sold. 


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No.    16   CORTLANDT   STREET,        ) 

NEW  YORK,  May  I*/,  1874.  ) 


COMRADES — 


In  the  month  of  April,  1871,  the  first 
issue  of  the  EOLL  OF  THE  SURVIVORS  of  our  old  organi 
zation,  who  were  known  to  be  living  on  the  previous  first 
day  of  that  year,  was  published,  and  since  that  date  the 
result  of  continued  research  enables  me  to  present  in 
the  preceding  pages  a  more  complete  list  of  the  names 
of  our  living  comrades,  as  also  some  incidents  pertaining 
to  the  subsequent  career  of  the  vessels  of  the  fleet  which 
conveyed  us  to  the  Pacific  Coast. 

At  the  date  of  the  issue  of  the  previous  roll,  it  was  the 
expectation  to  have  prepared,  ere  this,  for  publication,  a 
collection  of  facts  and  incidents  pertaining  to  the  history 
of  the  regiment — from  the  date  of  its  organization  in 
1846,  to  that  of  its  discharge  in  1848, — and  while  infor 
mation  of  a  valuable  and  interesting  character  has  been 
collected,  yet  not  sufficiently  complete  to  place  in  the 
hands  of  the  publisher,  and  I  regret,  that  many  who  were 
appealed  to  for  their  assistance  in  procuring  information, 
although  responding  with  an  assurance  that  they  would 
cheerfully  acquiesce,  yet  failed  to  do  so,  not  as  is  believed 
from  any  intentional  omission,  but  more  in  consequence 
of  the  demands  of  other  duties  on  their  time,  as  also  a 
distaste  that  many  acquire  of  penning  even  a  few  lines. 
Yet  the  intention  is  to  continue  the  research  with  a  view 
to  a  future  publication,  which  will  not  only  be  of  interest 
to  ourselves,  but  many  who  are  residents  of  the  Empire 
and  Golden  States. 

During  the  past  three  years,  death  has  summoned  eight 
of  our  comrades  from  our  midst,  and  thus,  one  by  one  we 
are  answering  our  last  roll-call. 

The  re-unions  held  by  our  comrades  at  San  Francisco 
and  New  York,  during  the  past  few  years,  have  not  only 
proven  agreeable  and  entertaining,  but  have  resulted  in 
the  formation  of  a  bond  of  friendship  which,  it  is  hoped, 


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will  be  of  a  lasting  character;  the  re-union  held  in  this 
city  on  the  26th  day  of  March  last,  in  connection  with 
the  "  California  Pioneers  of  Neiv  York  City"  was  of  most 
agreeable  character,  and  was  largely  attended  by  Cali- 
fornians  of  1849,  '50  and  '51.  Dr.  Alexander  Perry  our 
former  surgeon,  presided  at  the  dinner;  the  occasion 
being  the  27th  anniversary  of  the  landing  of  the  regiment 
at  San  Francisco,  those  of  our  comrades  who  were  present 
upon  this  occasion  were  Surgeon  Alex.  Perry,  Captain 
James  M.  Turner,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Sherwood,  Privates 
William  H.  Christian,  William  H.  Rogers,  William  H. 
Williams,  Russell  Myers,  James  E.  Nutman,  William  H. 
Maxwell,  Charles  J.  McPherson,  George  M.  Leanard  and 
Francis  D.  Clark — our  former  Major,  Major  Gen'l  Jas. 
A.  Hardie,  U.  S.  Army  was  absent  on  special  duty  in 
Dakota  Territory,  Captain  Francis  J.  Lippitt  was  on  a 
visit  to  Cuba,  and  S.  O.  Houghton,  member  of  Congress, 
was  detained  from  attending  by  important  duties  at  the 
Capitol,  John  Wolfe,  Esq.,  of  this  -city,  by  sickness,  but 
all  replied  to  their  invitations  in  a  feeling  of  the  greatest 
regard  and  friendship  for  the  old  regiment  and  their  for 
mer  comrades  in  arms ;  at  the  re-union,  in  response  to 
the  toast  "  Stevenson's  Regiment,"  Lieut.  J.  Sherwood 
replied  in  a  happy  speech,  referring  to  the  organization 
and  subsequent  career  of  the  regiment,  and  many  of  its 
individual  members. 

In  the  month  of  January  last,  a  convention  of  the 
Veterans  of  the  Mexican  War  assembled  at  the  City  01 
Washington,  the  attendance  was  quite  large,  delegates 
arriving  from  all  parts  of  the  Union,  a  memorial  was  pre 
pared  and  presented  to  Congress,  praying  that  the  sur 
vivors  of  that  war  might  be  placed  on  the  pension  rolls, 
at  the  rate  of  eight  dollars  per  month,  and  the  assur 
ances  are  very  favorable  to  its  success,  in  which  event 
those  of  our  comrades  who  by  age  and  disease  have  be 
come  incapable  of  performing  labors  for  a  livelihood,  will 
receive,  at  least,  a  little  aid  from  their  country  whom 
they  faithfully  served  in  her  hour  of  need. 

In  the  former  issue  of  the  Roll  of  the  Survivors,  an  ap 
peal  was  made  to  all  for  information  as  to  the  present 


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residence  of  any  of  our  comrades  not  therein  recorded, 
that  request  is  now  renewed,  as  also  a  notification  of  the 
death  of  any  one  of  them,  in  order  that  a  proper  record 
may  be  kept,  the  necessity  of  your  assistance  is  quite  ap 
parent,  let  the  appeal  meet  with  attention  on  the  part 
of  all. 

To  our  comrades  Genl.  J.  B.  Frisbie,  Genl.  W.  H. 
Christian,  Major  Russell  Myers,  Lieut.  J.  Sherwood  and 
John  Wolf  Esq.,  and  not  myself,  are  you  indebted  for 
this  pamphlet,  those  gentlemen  having  voluntarily  de 
frayed  the  expense  of  its  publication,  its  compilation  has 
been  a  pleasure,  and  if  it  serves  to  interest  you  my 
labors  are  amply  repaid. 

With  an  assurance  of  my  great  affection  for  the  old 
regiment  of  which  I  had  the  honor  to  be  an  humble 
member. 

I  remain  your  comrade, 

FRANCIS  D.  CLARK, 

Formerly  private  of  Co.  D, 

1st  Regt.  of  N.  Y.  Vol.  comd  by 

COL.  JONATHAN  D.  STEVENSON, 

In  service  on  the  Pacific  Coast 

during  the  Mexican  War. 

N.  B. — The  intention  is,  that  every  COMRADE  shall  re 
ceive  a  copy  of  this  pamphlet,  and  those  who  fail  to  do 
so,  will  be  furnished  by  addressing  as  above,  those  re 
ceiving  copies  will  please  acknowledge  their  receipt. 


THIRD  DIVISION,  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  VETERANS 
OF  THE  MEXICAN  WAR. 

No.  16  Cortlandt  Street,      ) 
New  York,  May  1st,  1874.  j 

COMRADES  OF  THE  MEXICAN  WAR. 

The  National  Convention  of  the  Veterans  of  the 
Mexican  War  which  assembled  at  Washington  D.  C.,  in 
the  month  of  January  last,  organized  a  National  Associa- 


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/,  of  which  Gen'l  George  Cadwalader  of  Pennsylvania 
was  elected  President,  with  one  Vice-President  and  one 
member  of  the  Council  of  Administration  for  each  State 
and  Territory  in  the  Union,  as  also  for  the  Army  and  Navy. 
Five  Secretaries  were  elected,  only  three  of  whom  accept 
ed  and  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  their  duties — and 
one  Treasurer. 

The  duties  of  the  Secretaries  are  to  record  the  names 
of  every  survivor  of  the  Mexican  War,  either  of  the  Ar 
ea}''  or  Navy — and  as  an  effort  is  now  being  made  to  ob 
tain  a  pension  for  each  survivor  of  that  War,  you  are  re 
quested  to  forward  to  myself  your  name  and  particulars 
as  to  Company,  Regiment  or  Vessel  in  which  you  served, 
as  also  the  names  of  others  in  your  immediate  vicinity — 

It  is  desirable,  where  practicable,  for  local  Associations 
to  be  formed,  and  in  that  event  a  copy  of  the  Roll  of  its 
members  can  be  forwarded — and,  as  the  Convention  re-as 
sembles  at  Washington  on  the  22d  of  February,  1875,  it  is 
urged  that  every  name  possible  be  recorded  'ere  the  close 
of  the' present  year,  so  that  a  full  report  of  the  known  sur 
vivors  of  that  War  may  be  made  to  that  body,  in  accor 
dance  with  the  instructions  and  resolutions  passed  at  its 
last  meeting. 

Already,  a  number  of  these  who  reside  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  have  forwarded  to  this  office  their  names,  which 
have  been  duly  recorded,  and  their  communications  ac 
knowledged. 

The  labors  of  the  Officers  of  the  National  Asssociation 
are  entirely  gratuitous,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  all  in 
terested  in  the  work  undertaken  by  the  Association  will 
cheerfully  comply  with  the  request  herein  contained. 

A  pamphlet  giving  an  account  of  the  proceedings  <fec. 
of  the  Convention  has  been  issued  and  will  be  forwarded 
to  any  address  at  cost  of  publication  and  postage,  which 
amounts  to  the  sum  of  fifteen  cents  per  copy. 

Respectfully  &c. 

FRANCIS  D.  CLARK. 
Secretary* 


